Franchesca Walker Email & Phone Number

Perth, WA, AU

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Australia

• Undertakes research and analysis for inquiries conducted by Legislative Assembly committees, including identifying and liaising with potential witnesses, analysing and summarising submissions, and preparing draft.
• Assists in the development and communication of strategic and procedural advice to committee members.
• Responds to public enquiries as required, and organises committee travel, including drafting itineraries and arranging accommodation and briefings with key stakeholders.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Worked in small teams to conduct performance audits of complex government programs, services and activities.
• Negotiated with local government stakeholders to access information and explain audit process.
• Analysed multi-format qualitative and quantitative information to develop findings.
• Identified and raised audit risks.

Perth Area, Australia

• Liaised with the offices of the Minister for Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; and Youth; as well as the Minister for Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; and Women's.
• Liaised with staff within the Department of Local Government and Communities regarding the preparation of documents such as Ministerial correspondence, briefing notes, and speech notes.
• Assisted the Director in providing the Ministers with timely and appropriate responses to queries.

• Reviewed, organised, revised, and editing final drafts of chapters in Waitangi Tribunal reports.
• Aligned sections of Waitangi Tribunal reports to the house style.

Hamilton, New Zealand

• Assisted with the administrative tasks associated with the project management of the Treaty settlement negotiations undertaken by the Rangitāne Settlement Negotiations Trust.

• Led tutorials for HIST 107: New Zealand Histories: Fresh Perspectives. This included marking students' work; leading discussion on a wide-range of historical topics and themes; and encouraging students to engage in.

• Co-ordinated large report-writing projects for various Tribunals.
• Prepared briefing papers for panel members.
• Facilitated discussion between the members and Unit staff.
• Assisted in the interpretation of evidence.
• Managed a project team of 1-4 report writers.
• Edited writers' work.

Wellington

• Research Assistant to Professor James Belich. This included the location and summarisation of historiographical works; document analysis; document retrieval from online databases, international libraries and national.

Perth, Australia

• Oversaw contracts between Westbooks and the State Library of Western Australia.
• Carried out invoicing.
• Liaised with publishers, local authors and national distribution companies.
• First point of contact for state librarians.

Wellington

• Research Assistant to Dr Steven Behrendt and Dr Kate Hunter. This included data entry; archival research; summarisation of historiographical sources.

Diploma (Maori And Pacific Development), Te Reo Maori

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) (Hons, 1St Class), History

Activities and Societies: Student journalist, Salient

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, Political Science, International Relations

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